WEST VIRGINIAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Medium

Martinsburg VA Medical Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Apr 11, 2019

To disclose

—

Affected

4,882

Confidence

50%

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On February 13, 2019, a printing process misalignment by a business associate, Xerox, resulted in patient laboratory results being mailed to incorrect recipients. This incident affected 4,882 individuals, exposing their demographic and clinical information. In response, the business associate implemented an enhanced quality control process, and Martinsburg VA Medical Center updated its risk assessment. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reviewed the corrective actions and obtained assurances of their implementation.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline

Feb 13, 2019

Begins

Apr 11, 2019

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,882 affectedView incident

Name: Martinsburg VA Medical Center
norm: martinsburg va medical center
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Martinsburg VA Medical Center
norm: martinsburg va medical center
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Feb 13, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 4,882nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: OCR reviewed the breach notification provided to the affected individuals, as well as the security measures implemented to address risks and vulnerabilities.OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
Third party: via Xerox

Changes made: The BA implemented a detailed quality control process for each level of the print operation.
The CE reviewed its most recent risk assessment and updated it accordingly.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Apr 11, 2019
Raw hash: 93836ae04bec66115a600fce4a9f26b8906cdcfab5a4e345549e39f47174e805

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Reporting entityMartinsburg VA Medical Center

Victim entityMartinsburg VA Medical Center

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseThe BA implemented a detailed quality control process for each level of the print operation.

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing